Gravity Garden

Devlog

• Gravity Garden development is cancelled.
  July 11, 2020 by Don Whitaker

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  tl;dr Development on Gravity Garden is done. Players are not interested and I can't seem to craft anything fun from my prototypes. A great learning experience, but a failure as a game. Development of... Continue reading
• Please send feedback about Gravity Garden
  March 21, 2020 by Don Whitaker

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  Howdy folks. I see a lot of people have downloaded Gravity Garden over the last few days. I hope everyone can have a little fun in there and maybe take your mind off of all the craziness going on righ... Continue reading
• Gravity Garden Alpha 12 - collectible Eye Mods
  November 23, 2019 by Don Whitaker

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  Hello Gardeners. Alpha 12 is ready for planting. I'm working towards a player progression system. The first steps for this are in place with a new look and layout for the Menus. They look less throw t... Continue reading

  
• Gravity Garden alpha 11 : newer new terrain
  October 22, 2019 by Don Whitaker

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  Hello gardeners. A new version of Gravity Garden is ready for planting. New Terrain System I liked the larger home island from the last alpha. Having that big chunk of land acts as an anchor to hold... Continue reading

  
• Alpha 10 - Mega Island
  April 27, 2019 by Don Whitaker

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  Just like a real-life garden, Gravity Garden has been quiet all winter. But also like a real garden there is plenty of life and activity beneath the soil. Alpha 10 is now ready for planting! Highligh... Continue reading

  
• Alpha 9 - new clouds
  October 13, 2018 by Don Whitaker

  Hello Gardeners. I've posted a new build of Gravity Garden, Alpha 9. Just a few changes since Alpha 8: New Cloud system. Clouds now drift about and occasionally clump together. When enough of them ga... Continue reading
• Gravity Garden version Alpha 8 is now available
  October 01, 2018 by Don Whitaker

  Gravity Garden sprouts to life. The garden's been dormant while I focused on other obligations, but we're back on track and diggin in the virtual dirt. No new content, but a lot of necessary system... Continue reading
• I'm back in the Garden
  September 20, 2018 by Don Whitaker

  If you've been following Gravity Garden, I'm sure you've noticed the lack of updates this year. I had to push the project onto a back burner while I helped deal with some family health issues. There j... Continue reading

  
• Developer Diary #3
  January 20, 2018 by Don Whitaker

  I've posted a new Developer Diary video on the BrainBlinks YouTube Channel . Get a good look at the new full-body avatar system, some new garden pests, and spiffy new particles... Continue reading
• New developer diary roadmap Update
  January 20, 2018 by Don Whitaker

  I've spent some time this week to plan out my next few months of work on Gravity Garden. Check out the Roadmap page to see a breakdown of what I'll be working on over the next several months... Continue reading
• Gravity Garden Alpha 7 - Full Body Avatar
  January 15, 2018 by Don Whitaker

  Hello Gardeners and best of the New Year to ya. I've just posted Alpha 7 of Gravity Garden. Biggest new addition: a full-body, animated avatar system! Gravity Garden has never felt quite right since... Continue reading
• Gravity Garden Alpha 6 is ready
  November 08, 2017 by Don Whitaker

  Howdy farmers. I've just posted the newest build of Gravity Garden. This month I've added the Tele-harvester. You can now pick your ripe fruits then harvest them to produce Seeds, Energy, or Compost... Continue reading
• Alpha 5 is good to go
  October 06, 2017 by Don Whitaker

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  Gravity Garden alpha 5 is ready for action. This month i've been experimenting with the locomotion system. Previous versions were working ok, but not as smooth or simple as I wanted. The main problem... Continue reading
• Gravity Garden developer diary #2
  September 14, 2017 by Don Whitaker

  I posted another developer diary that covers most of the recent changes and additions to Gravity Garden. I talk about the player's hands, harvesting fruits, the look and feel of the game, and the isla... Continue reading
• Gravity Garden developer diary #2
  September 14, 2017 by Don Whitaker

  I posted another developer diary that covers most of the recent changes and additions to Gravity Garden. I talk about the player's hands, harvesting fruits, the look and feel of the game, and the isla... Continue reading
• The roots of Gravity Garden
  September 13, 2017 by Don Whitaker

  I've released a new VR version of my first Unity game called Breeders. It's a simulation of digital life driven by physics and simple rules. It's also the source of many of the ideas that have becom... Continue reading
• Alpha 4 is ready for planting
  September 06, 2017 by Don Whitaker

  Gravity Garden alpha 4 is posted and ready for farming. Quick rundown of all the changes: Player can now harvest fruits from plants. Right-hand only for now. Grip button when your hand is near a rip... Continue reading
• Gravity Garden Progress Report
  August 21, 2017 by Don Whitaker

  Hello. Just stopping by for a quick update - progress is slow and steady. Earlier this month I was working on the fruit harvesting system. So far so good. The player is now able to reach out and grab... Continue reading
• Alpha 3 is ready
  July 31, 2017 by Don Whitaker#gravity garden, #vr

  Gravity Garden alpha 3 is ready for planting. Mostly visual changes and new game assets this month. Highlights: Look Ma, hands! I wanted to see what the game felt like with hands rather than controlle... Continue reading
• Working on shapes for floating islands
  July 09, 2017 by Don Whitaker#gravity garden

  Here's a quick vid showcasing some of the shapes I've been creating this last couple of weeks. These will be some of the islands that players can discover. Some might be farm-able, contain alien artif... Continue reading
• Alpha 2 is now available
  June 20, 2017 by Don Whitaker#gravity garden

  I've just posted the June build for Gravity Garden. I spent a good chunk of time updating the project to use Unity v5.6. Overall a smooth update but I did run into a few small problems related to ma... Continue reading

  
• Dev Snapshot: Cloud Test
  June 10, 2017 by Don Whitaker

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  Testing out some more dynamic clouds for Gravity Garden. I liked the shapes of the first batch, but they were too stiff. These new ones are created using Unity's particle system - with mesh objects in... Continue reading

  
• devlog - new growth
  June 04, 2017 by Don Whitaker

  There's a new plant blooming in the Gravity Garden. <span id="selection-marker-1" class="redactor-selection-marker"></s... Continue reading
• Alpha access to Gravity Garden is now available
  May 15, 2017 by Don Whitaker#gravity garden, #vr

  Check out my new game - a science fiction themed farming sim called Gravity Garden . You're in charge of your own private island , floating through an alien universe full of bizarre plants and quirky... Continue reading